Legal Opinion
Ross v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided August 11, 2009No. 2007-KA-01889-COAPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, J,
for the Court.
¶ 1. Shirley Ross was convicted of aggravated assault after a jury trial in the Yazoo County Circuit Court. Ross now appeals her conviction and sentence of ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Finding no error, we affirm.
SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. Ross and her husband, Walter Ross (Walter), were married in 1999. The couple continually experienced marital strife due to financial and intimacy issues. On June 19, 2005, which was coincidentally “Father’s Day,” Ross and Walter went to Sunday School together.…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Billiot v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Walker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by34 opinions
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